A colleague recently sent me a link to a song entitled ‘Cult‘ from the album “Christ Illusion” by some nice chaps in the States calling themselves Slayersaves. Reading these lyrics, I was SHOCKED! Good heavens! Religion is a nice glass of red wine with some cheesy biscuits, isn’t it? (Did not the Lord say “drinketh [...]
Filed under: Delusions on February 22nd, 2007 | Comments Off
I was informed that today is Ash Wednesday, though peering through the window it looked much the same as any other Scottish Wednesday in February, perhaps a little milder. The informant then proclaimed that he wasn’t allowed to eat until after 5pm. Again I checked out of the window and failed to see why this [...]
Filed under: Delusions on February 21st, 2007 | Comments Off
A major hurricane (Senga ) and an earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale hit West Glasgow in the early hours of yesterday with its epicentre in Govan. Victims were seen wandering around aimlessly, muttering “Pure mental, man-no?” The hurricane decimated the area causing approximately £30 worth of damage. [...]
Filed under: Humour on February 21st, 2007 | Comments Off
Historians frequently ponder over the source of Idi Amin’s foul temper. Throughout his life, it is believed he struggled to make himself understood but when this failed he resorted to acts of brutality.
Idi’s frustration was actually born out of envy of this brother who excelled at inter-personal communication, exuding a natural, easy-going style. But [...]
Filed under: Humour on February 21st, 2007 | Comments Off
“A newborn baby’a grasp is so strong that if they grasp your finger, they can support all their body weight on that grip”. [Source]
Question: Might this reflex arise from
a) a multi-million year recent arboreal (tree-dwelling) evolutionary history in which the grasp reflex assists in survival of an infact in an arboreal habitat
or
b) a [...]
Filed under: Delusions on February 18th, 2007 | Comments Off
Perhaps it’s just me. I mean, I didn’t feel the need to invent an imaginary friend but I gather many children do. A child’s invention of a caring, listening companion devoted to oneself (albeit invisible and imaginary) at such an early age suggests a human predisposition towards accepting stories of a caring, listening ‘personally [...]
Filed under: Delusions on February 18th, 2007 | Comments Off
